Archive for February, 2022

THE Irish Cancer Society is calling on the public in Kerry to take part in any way they can on Daffodil Day to show solidarity and support for anyone affected by cancer. RTÉ’s Claire Byrne joined cancer survivor and mum-of-two, Donna Marie Cullen, to celebrate the return of Daffodil Day […]

A TRALEE woman presented a cheque for over €5,631 to the Beaumont Hospital Foundation in Dublin on Wednesday, following a fundraising event last year. Ann Eager, who took on a charity cycle from Donegal to Derrymore in aid of the ICU in Beaumont and the Cardiac Rehab Unit in UHK […]

INLAND Fisheries Ireland is launching its recruitment drive today to hire forty-nine Seasonal Fisheries Officers with four posts in Kerry. The six-month posts are divided across seven River Basin Districts, covering sixteen counties including Kerry, Limerick and Cork with recruitment getting underway immediately. Seasonal Fisheries Officers from Kerry will join […]

THE CEO of the Aqua Dome said he hopes the public will support the return of the popular facility next month. Last week it has announced that the Aqua Dome will reopen its doors to customers on Tuesday March 15, almost two years to the day since it was forced […]

AN Garda Síochána has commenced a recruitment competition for Garda trainees. The competition, which is open from today until 3pm on Wednesday, March 16th 2022, is seeking to attract candidates from across society and with a wide-variety of skills to join An Garda Síochána. As of January 2022, there are […]

KERRY County Council’s Arts Office | Creative Ireland Kerry Office is looking for feedback from children and young people themselves about what they would like see included in this year’s Cruinniú na nÓg Kerry programme. Cruinniú na nÓg is Ireland’s national day of free creativity for children and young people. […]

SINN Féin Kerry TD Pa Daly says the Government’s needs to ban rent increases on all existing and new tenancies, and to put money back in renters’ pockets through a refundable tax credit worth a month’s rent. The TD was commenting on the latest rental report from Daft.ie, which shows that rents […]

YVONNE McMahon and John Fitzell from Kellihers Toyota Tralee visited The Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney today to hand over the keys of a Toyota Corolla Touring Sport. The Gleneagle’s new courtesy car is part of a partnership deal between the two Kerry businesses. The Tralee based car dealership already hosted […]

SCÓR na nÓG: Scór is back! It is expected that the Tralee Area Scór na nÓg competitions will take place shortly. It’s time to get ready! Competitions: Singing (one song), Quiz, Recitation or Story, Ballad Group (2 songs – harmony), Music Group (two tunes), Nuachleas (Sketch), Figure Dance and Set […]

ACADEMY Our U10s will get their first taste of matches against opposition when they welcome St. Brendan’s to the Complex this Monday (6th Feb). This will be the boys and girls first opportunity to represent the club and put all the work they have done in training in to action. […]

Ladies  Results (Wednesday 2nd February ( 9 holes scotch foursomes) 1st Mary Savage and Kathleen houlihan 25pts 2nd Gorretti  O Connor  and Sandra O Sullivan 24points Fixtures Wednesday 9th February  9 hole Am Am Saturday  12th February and 13th February  Garveys  Super Valu Spring League Round 1 Wednesday 16thy February […]

KILLARNEY native Jessie Buckley has been nominated for an Academy Award to add to her BAFTA nomination last week. The Kerry woman, currently starring in ‘Cabaret’ in London’s West End, is shortlisted for Best Supporting Actress for ‘The Lost Daughter’, same as the BAFTA nomination. The nominations for the Oscars […]

THE benefits of being part of team sports will be promoted at a special recruitment day for girls and ladies at St Pats GAA Club this Sunday. The ‘Give It A Go’ morning from 10.30am at the club grounds in Blennerville is open to all girls and ladies in the […]

THE Rose of Tralee Festival Chief Executive has issued a letter clarifying some of the proposed changes and attractions coming for the Festival this year. Anthony O’Gara said he wanted to clarify what he terms as misinformation being spread on social media regarding the changes to the event this year. […]

MOTORISTS are being advised the Brandon Car Park in Tralee will be unavailable on Sunday, February 13 to facilitate the running of a fundraising car show. Members of Kerry Motor Club are organising a static car show in Tralee town centre to raise funds for club member James Quinlan who […]

WORK is continuing on the Tralee-Fenit Greenway and on Monday workers began installing the underpass on the Spa to Churchill road. The Council has closed the Ballymakegoge (Spa to Churchill) Road to public traffic  for a three week period until February 21. The purpose of the road closure is to facilitate […]

THE Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council and the Cathaoirleach of the Kenmare Municipal District have welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court on the South Kerry Greenway which now clears the way for construction of the project. The Supreme Court rejected applications for leave to appeal against the decision of […]

GOLF CLASSIC: Our Golf Classic Fundraiser will take place at Tralee Golf Club on Friday, 25th March. A Launch event, to which all interested are invited, will take place in the Brogue Inn on next Monday night (14th Feb) at 7pm. SENIOR FOOTBALL: Fixtures have come to hand for this […]

Upcoming Senior Fixtures Tralee/St Brendan’s Senior League 2022 Rd 1 Sunday Feb 13th 12:30pm Kerins O Rahillys v Ardfert Rd 2 Sunday Feb 20th 11.30am Kerins O Rahillys v Na Gaeil Rd 3 Sunday March 6th 12.30pm Churchill v Kerins O Rahillys   NÓTAÍ NA mBAN  Our fantastic football journey […]

UNDER 7 BOYS & GIRLS We look forward to seeing you all again on Sunday 13th of February from 11.00am. Anyone born 2015/2016/2017 who wants to try it can do so all welcome. New players always welcome U8/U10/GIRLS   We look forward to seeing you all again on Sunday 13th February from 11.00am. […]

Club Lotto   There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot of €3500 on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 04, 13, 16 & 19.  The five €30 consolation prizes went to: Therese Greaney Annagh Cathy O Grady Online Sarah, Shauna & Emma c/o K Collins N & J Ashe c/o O’Sheas […]

Field  Our main pitch is closed to everyone until further notice, this is to ensure that it is in the best condition for all our teams. Registration 2022 This is a reminder that Ballymacelligott GAA member registration is now open for the 2022 season. We ask that you register as […]

Kerry v Dublin: Congratulations to the Kerry senior team on their win over Dublin in the National League last Saturday night. The club was represented by Diarmuid O’Connor who won the Man of the Match award and Jack Barry. Bord na nÓg AGM: The Bord na nÓg AGM took place […]

Registration: Membership registration is open for this year via the Clubforce app or website.  The membership fees for 2022 will be: Nursery U7 Boys and U8 Girls – €30 Juvenile (U8 to U18) – €70 Adult players- €110 Student (over 18) – €80 Non-playing adult/coach – €40 Family membership – […]

CBS The Green Parents Council has announced the return of the Virtual 5km fundraising run which will take place any time between March 3rd – 6th. It will be operated by ‘My Run Results’ and people can register via the link by clicking here. They have a variety of registration […]

STAGE one and stage two approval has been granted by the Department of Housing to Kerry County Council for the construction of 15 apartments in Tralee. The apartments will be built at Hawley Park, St Martins Park and Mitchel’s Road. Minster for Education and Kerry TD Norma Foley  welcomed the news saying: […]

Alan Cantwell on Garveys Tralee Warriors InsureMyVan.ie Men’s Super League 2021/2022 – Round 12 game at home against Moycullen… Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 90 Moycullen 49 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors made a triumphant return to the Tralee Sport Complex as National Cup champions on Saturday evening in their first game at the […]

KERRY County Council is inviting applications from community groups in Kerry for the €285,000 Community Activities Fund for 2022. The Fund will support community groups, particularly in disadvantaged areas, with their non-pay running costs, for example utility bills or other non-pay operating costs including rental and lease costs, insurance bills. […]

Mike O’Halloran reports on a disappointing opening Division 2A league game for Kerry away to Westmeath on Sunday… Westmeath 3-15 Kerry 1-15 A disappointing opening game for Kerry going down to Westmeath by six points. Ciaran Boyle opened the scoring for the home side with a wind assisted point after […]

WELL that was nice. A first half of Kingdom brilliance made for a happy crowd in Austin Stack Park last night as Kerry cruised to a 1-15 to 0-11 win over great rivals Dublin. They may have only scored one point in the second period, but all the damage was […]